Spain’s rapid migrant deportation scheme receives legal support

The Spanish Constitutional Court has given its support for the fast deportation of migrants who enter the country’s north...
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Four people die after migrant boat capsizes near Spain

At least four people have died after a boat carrying 30 Europe-bound migrants sank off Spain’s Canary Islands, according to...
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Spain: Island migrant facilities overwhelmed after 1,600 arrivals in one weekend

Over 1,600 African migrants arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands over the weekend, according to the Spanish emergency services. N...
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About 140 migrants drown in 2020’s deadliest shipwreck

At least 140 migrants have drowned after a boat carrying about 200 Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, according...
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Spanish police dog finds five migrants crammed into shipping container

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, with the assistance of a police dog, caught five men hidden among sacks of clothes in a...
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Spain’s Canary Islands see largest number of migrant arrivals since 2006 

More than 1,000 African migrants landed in Spain’s Canary Islands over a 48-hour period, according to a statement issued by the R...
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Boat en route to Spain breaks down, killing 27 people

No fewer than 27 people have died after the engine on their boat failed, leaving them stranded off the coast of Mauritania...
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Spain: Migrant workers protest dire living conditions after three unexplained fires

Weeks after three separate fires broke out within a week in migrant settlements near the city of Lepe (Huelva) in southwest...
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Germany is no longer the top European destination for asylum seekers

Spain has overtaken Germany as the European country receiving most asylum seekers, a report by EU’s asylum agency EASO...
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